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There was an interesting article (requires a subscription) on Inman yesterday about the California Association of Realtors (www.car.org) pushing for higher licensing standards. CAR’s president noted that currently in California someone who cuts hair requires more training than real estate agents to obtain a license for their profession.
I applaud the fact that the industries own [...]

When you purchase a condo (which can be a townhome) in the re-sale market (as opposed to new construction), there is a very important event that takes place during escrow. Line 19 of our “Condominium Purchase and Sale Agreement” Form 29 provides that the seller will deliver the “resale certificate” to the buyer within [...]

I just noticed an interesting article published in the Inman News by RCG contributor, Russ Cofano, that provides an interesting perspective on the extent to which a listing broker can copyright a listing (requires a subscription after today).

In a recent news publication, attorney J.T. Westermeier, partner in the firm of DLA Piper Rudnick Gray [...]

Granted, this post is not real estate related. However, since Rain City Guide is at the intersection of Real Estate Ave & Technology Blvd, I figured the goings on at Microsoft Way might interest some Rain City Readers.
For good or ill, Microsoft is still the 800 lb gorilla of the technology industry. Because of this, the [...]

I noticed that Robbie has been playing around with the back-end of the home search tool he has developed for Rain City Guide, and it reminded me that I’ve been wanting to highlight one of the cool feature. The search tool allows you to sort your listings based on the price per square foot…
And [...]

Brief overview of the event…
Moderator:

Jim Reppond, a Residential Real Estate Agent of Coldwell Banker Bain

Panelists:

Nikesh Parekh, VP of Corporate Development of HouseValues
David Eraker, Founder of Redfin
Spencer Rascoff, CFO of Zillow and a blogger
Gordon Stephenson, Managing Broker with Real Property Associates

Jim did an excellent job leading the discussion. I didn’t take notes, but [...]

As some of you may have noticed, I’ve been taking a break from writing to take care of my beautiful baby boy. During this time off the Ballard community has been so wonderful to me and my family, I thought it would be fun to highlight one of the aspects that makes Ballard a [...]

It’s been a while since I had a real “ramble” post, but considering the occasion, hopefully people will forgive me for trying to cover a lot of ground in one post.
Happy Birthday to Rain City Guide!!!
It’s been one year since I wrote my first post (Hello World, of course) on Rain City Guide. I [...]

Jonathan Miller is definitely one of the hottest real estate bloggers around. With a constant flow of interesting insights, Matrix has quickly gained a national following. For me, he personifies the image of a blogger who is able to demonstrate their expertise through blogging.
What inspired you to start blogging?
Actually, it was podcasting. I got [...]

Just as I was getting use to the old algorithm, now a new algorithm!
The nation’s three consumer credit reporting companies – Equifax, TransUnion and Experian – announced a new credit scoring system designed to simplify and improve the credit process for both borrowers and credit grantors.
By combining cutting-edge, patent-pending analytic techniques with a highly intuitive [...]